trackmen
Railroad repair crew
Trackmen is the plural of trackman—a worker who maintains railroad tracks, inspecting and repairing rails, ties, and roadbed.
The term also applies to track and field athletes, though this usage is less common: The university's trackmen competed in the relay.
Brief-race speed athletes
- hurdlersRunners clearing track barriers
- decathletesTen-event sports competitors
- pole-vaultersAthletes jumping with long sticks
- shot-puttersAthletes heaving weighted spheres
long-jumpers · high-jumpers · steeplechasers · milers · quarter-milers · anchormen · leadoff · pacesetters
Preserving working condition
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- ballastShip stability material
- spikesSharp metal protrusions
- railsGuiding metal bars
inspection · repair · handcar · right-of-way · switches · signals · roadbed · foreman
Slender rod for leading
- handoffDirect physical exchange
- passingMoving by or temporary
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
staging · order · positioning · disqualification · timing · synchronization · leg · foursome
Quick burst or pinch
- blocksObstructs or sections
- startTo set going
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- laneDesignated travel strip
straightaway · stride · speed · explosiveness · qualifying · heats · finals · personal-best
sprinters
Brief-race speed athletes
- hurdlersRunners clearing track barriers
- decathletesTen-event sports competitors
- pole-vaultersAthletes jumping with long sticks
shot-putters · long-jumpers · high-jumpers · steeplechasers · milers · quarter-milers · anchormen · leadoff · pacesetters · competitors
maintenance
Preserving working condition
rails · inspection · repair · handcar · right-of-way · switches · signals · roadbed · foreman · railway
baton
Slender rod for leading
- handoffDirect physical exchange
- passingMoving by or temporary
- accelerationRate velocity changes
changeover · staging · order · positioning · disqualification · timing · synchronization · leg · foursome
dash
Quick burst or pinch
- blocksObstructs or sections
- startTo set going
- accelerationRate velocity changes
lane · straightaway · stride · speed · explosiveness · qualifying · heats · finals · personal-best
distance
Space between two points
- milersCompetitors in 1,760-yard races
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
pacing · laps · kick · conditioning · tempo · splits · fatigue · recovery · aerobic · cardiovascular
trackmenconductors
Those who direct ensembles
engineers · train operators · engine drivers · dispatchers · stationmasters
trackmenswimmers
Those propelling through water
gymnasts · weightlifters · divers · water polo players · ice hockey players